Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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